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raised himself to his full height. while his
buriy form seemed to expand with the feel
ings that were within him. Last came
Persons Hts face looked actually handsome,
though is wns very pale When he stepped
upon the galiows he turned partially side
ways to the dangling moose. and regard ed 1T
witha fxed, stony gaze-one Of mingled
surprise and curiosity Then he Strengthened
himself under the fourth moose, and, as he
did SO, he turned bis big brown eyes upon
the crowd below with such look Of awful
REpRoAcH AND SADNESS
as could not fail to strike the innermost
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faces. to which Il

iaces. 70 WHchlt NY HHNSS ON ). :
would seem no influence could bring tre-
NOR OF fear. And now q bailiff approaches,
and selling Parsons robe passed q leathern
strap around his ankleA In u moment they
were closely pinioned together Engel's
legs were next strapped together, and
when the official approached Fischer
the latter Strengthened up hts tall figure
to Its full height and placed his
ankles close together to facilitate the opera
tion. Spies WAS the last, but he was the first
around whose neck the fatal cord was
placed One of the attendant bailiffs seized
the moose in front of Spies, and passed 1T
deity over the doomed mans head 1t
caught over his right ear. but Spies, with
shake of his head, cast it down around his
neck. aud then the bailif tightened it till it
touched the warm flesh. and carefully placed
the knot beneath the left ear. When the
head and barred his long, muscular throat by
the movement Fischer's neck was very
long, and the moose nestled snugly
around it When it was tightened around
his windpipe Fischer turned around to Spies
and laughingly whispered something in
Spies ear. But the latter either did not hear
him, or else was too much occupied with
other thoughts to pay attention. Engel
smiled down at the crowd and then turning
to Deputy Peters, who guarded him, smiled
gratefully toward him and whispered some-
thing to The officer that seemed to affect him.
1t looked ut first as il Engel was about to
salute his guard with kiss, but he evidently
satisfied himself with some word of peace
Parson face never moved as the moose
dropped over his head, but the same terrible
fixed look was on his face.
NO sPEEcHEs
And now the people were expecting that
the speeches for which the four doomed
ones craved twenty minutes each this morn
ing would be delivered, but to everyone's
surprise. the officers who had adjusted the
moose proceeded to f. on the white cap
without delay. It was first placed on spies'
head, completely hiding his head and face.
just before the cap was pulled over Hscher's
head, Deputy Spears turned mis- eyes up to
meet those of the tall young anarchist
Fischer smiled down on his guard Just as
PLEASANTLY as Engel did on his, and he
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TIE GRAPHIC

oNxAean bs% . ~ months Of hsins ths oldest
aesspdpss IA Sfsls county.
- m advertising medium 1t Is mot sxoollsd
6ny newspaper In south Dakota.
1910 rapidly Increasing circulation among
~ most intelligent clsss Of people in Bruis and
J ~ adiiotnins counties.
= Has circulation second TO none in this or
sdtnininius counties, and q paid mp subscription
e6st u h believed superior.
! -Is lively, spioy. indepsndant. and devoted
aeas 70 the interests Of Kimbal and B nls Co.
\ tvsfybcdy snjoyes rssdinG It. Give it trial.
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seemed to be whispering some words of for
gtveness, but 1t may have been otherwise,
as not even the faintest echo reached
the men In the corridor below
Engel and Parsons soon donned their white
caps after this, and now the four men stood
upon the scaffold clad from top to toe in
pure white All was ready now for the sig
nal to let the drop fall In the little box ut
the back OF the stage and fastened to the
wall the invisible executioner stood with ak
poised, ready to cut tho cord tnat held them
between earth and heaven. The men had
not noticed this, but they knew the end was
near. For an instant there was dead sill
ence, and then mournfui, solemn voice
sounded from behind the first ri.ht hand
mask and cut the air like wall Of sorrow
and OF warning. Spies was speaking from
behind his shroud The words seemed to
drop into the cold, silent atf Ike pellets Of
fire
THEIR LAST WORDS
Here is what he said: SIT is not meet that
shoulc speak here. where my silence is
more terrible than my utteranceA" Then
y deeper, stronger voice came out with q
mufded mysterious cadence from behind the
white pail that hid the face Of Fischer. He
only spoke eight words: aThis is the hap
piest moment of my iifc1 But the next
voice that caught up the refrain was differ
ent one 1t was firm, and tho melancholy
wall was not 1t II was harsh, loud. ex-
uitant sHurrah for anarchy, hurrah.D were
he last words and the last cheer Of George
EnRel But now the weird and ghastiy
scene was brought to eltma1, Par
sons clone remained to speak Out from
behind his mask there wss more dreary,
reproaohrul tone b It than even In eptea
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were q aaleep.
Next came
George Engel.
There was q
ruddy glow up
on the rugged
countenance Of
the old anarch-
ist, and when
he ranged him
eelf alongside
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-11-18
An Old solaier ,,amm,t, su,c,a.

WATERTo IN, Wis. special Telegram. Nov.
ll,-Jacob stunman, an old resident Of
Watertown, committed suicide to-day
" drowning himseit in the Rick
styer. He was q soldier. bsving fought
on the Un,on eide during the Rebellion In
Gompany =. Six eenth Wisconstn infantry,
he was s.xty eight years Of age, and leaves
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scBwAB MD FIELDEN.
They VIII Go to Jon ro-Day-rheir Con
Snents on the Tragedy lust Cone ud.fl

They VIII Go to Jon ro-Day-Their Com
'nents on the Tragedy just Conc uded
CHICAGO. Nov. 1l-Flelden and Schwab.
the Two anarchists whose sentences were
commu.ed by Gov. oglesby to life ilnprson-
ment, were not taken down to the peniten-
tiary at Joliet to-day as expected, though
the necessary niittinlus have arrived from
Springfield The sheriff had no men to spare
to-day to 20 with them. and IL was thought
inadyisable to take them on the noon train,
us so dong might have resulted in the
gathering OF dangerous crowds on the
streets, and perhaps violence. The sheriff
states, however, that the two men will be
taken down to the penitentiary on the train
tomorrow. just after the execution q
reporter visited Sam Fielden and Michael
Schwab. They had been assigned to oeils
in tho second tier almost facing the door
which leads from the cage into the Jail office
Flelden was pacing up and down his cell,
with his hAase casped behind him and his
bushy beard pressed dows. q q csc to his chest
Now and then he would stop and cast q
furrive glance at the feeting figures of re-
porters and deputy shcritfs in and ont of the
door below. The reporter accosted him
with:
-Mr. Fielden, it is all over
Yes, II is all over" came the response in q
panied BY sad shaEs Of the head. ''' Is IS ali
over"
And that was all he would say. Just to
the lett Of Neldep's cell Michael schwab was
confined He sat on his couch with his head
buried in his hands When the reporter ap-
peared ut the iron grated door Sohwab
looked up, and responsive to the scribe's
greeting, said:
-Good day Yes" ho continued in his native
tongue. = heard the trap fall and know at once
and what say cannot influence their fates or
conciltats mine; but ! say, and with conscious
ness that Its victims are under the same roof
conspiracy has murdered five men as Innocent
OF the charge which they were convicted as q
babe unborn. But 1t is done and cannot be un-
done Spies, Enge, Parsons, Fischer an1 Lingg
were no more connected with tho death Of
Matthias ]. Degan than you are. l. Is useless
to protest the innocence Of the men caught IN
the drag net of the states attorney and Capt.
natural life in prison. and am virtually dead to
the world. bnt the crime for which we suffer will
some day be cleared up. II may come In time to
save Ficlden and J, but the men who forfeited
the escntcheon OF the country"
Mr.. Schwab. asked the reporter, "are you
satisfied With the work of your counsel in your
Eyes, and no. believe that had the proper
method been pursued we would have had sepa-
rate trials. and no seven juries eyer tmpaueled
would have found us oil l.even under the evidence
had eminent counsel, it is true. bnt the damage
wrought could not be repaired at the late hour
they took hold OF the case II we hid had tue
money VIII on later poured in. and could have
usad II at the outset.not o man Of us would have
been held under any Of the indictments fled
Capt. Black has worked hard, but he has been
handicapped"
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hind him underneath his snowy shroud. He
walked with firm. almost stately tread
across the platform and took his stand under
the left hand moose at the corner of the
scaffold, farthest from the side at which he
had entered Very pale was the expressive
face, ard q
SOLEMN, PARKWAY LIGHT
shone in his blue eyes. His tawny hair was
brushed back in the usual crisp waves from
the big white forehead. Nothing could be
imagined more melancholy, and at the same
time digniied, than the expression which
sat upon the face OF August Spies at that
moment The chin was covered with o
freshly budding beard and partially con-
ceaied the expression of the firmly cut
mouth. The lines were little hardly drawn
around the corners, however, and bespoke
great internal tension. He stood directly
behind the still moose, which reached down
almost to bis broast. and having first cast
momentary glance upward ut the rope, let
his eyes fall upon the 200 faces that
were upturned toward him. Never a
muscle did he move, however No
sign OF fnchiue or fear could BIZ
. diEcerned In the white face-whito almost az
the shroud which 1t surmounted Spies had
scarcely taken his place when he was fol-
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lowed by Fisch-
er. BE, too. was
clad in a long,
white shroud
that was gath
erod in at tho
ankles His tall
agnre lowered
seyeral inches
oyer that o
apiss, and az he
stationed him
ss't behind his
Ep,Articuiar
N
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moose his face was very pale. but a faint
emile rested upon his lipa Like Spies the
white robs set on to advantage the rather
stood there waiting for his last moment
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-11-18

With steady, un-
faltering step a
white -robed fig
ure stepped out
from behind the
protecting me-
tallic screen and
stood upon the
drop. 1t was
August Spies. 1t
was evident that
his hands were
firmly bound be-
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-11-18

swhere's Mr. Parsons!" 4Here am, shouted
Parsons, who had JUST stepped into the corri-
der. Goodbye, Albert, said Fielden, and
then he fell on his cot in the cell and cred
bitterly. Finally the arms Of Parsons were
firmly pinioned to his sidcA Then began the
last walk ON earth OF the condemned an
archists,
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look never to be
forgotten. The
great stony eyes
seemed to burn
into mems hearts
and ask: sWhat
have I done?"
There they stood
upon the scaf-
old, four white
ro bed figures.
with set. stoicai
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A FRANTIc ErFonT.

FRANTIC EFFORT
Attorneys B ack and SolamOn sent the fol-
lowing notice to the sheriff last night:
To Csnute R. Matson. Sheriff OF the County
Sir: You are hereby notified that the pretended
prepe court of Illiuois, Northern grand division.
directing the execution by hanging Of August
Spies NOV. IL, 1887, is imperative, Illegal and
void, and that 1t is issued and based upon an
illegal, irregular and void so-called judfment.
You are further notified that II you shall attempt
TO carry said pretended order. mandate or so-
called judemene into execution Of said Spies, "a
directed by said pretended order, mandate OF
so-called judgment, you will be held legally re-
sponsible for murder and civil,y responsible for
causing the death OF said Spies without duo
warrant Of law. Hereof take due notice
w. p. BLACK,
NJ. SoLAMoN.
Attorneys for August Spies.
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THE DOCTORS REPORT.

Detailed Results of the Oh servations of tho
Medical Men-A Quiet Dispersal-Fischer's
Au.OrranI,
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KIMBALL LODGE, NO. IA, of P. Meets
AAevery Thursday evening at Masonic Hall.

pENO POST. NO. IS, 6. AR. Meets at Mason.
Aic Hall the first and third Wednesday in each
month, s{ . lfs ~ r ~
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8KIuBALL LODGE, NO sl, 1. o. o. Meets
nevery Monday evening at Odd FelloMS Hap.
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hls pale face was aS calm as X ho
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'aErrneIPAIo oFFrcERa.
RELIaIoyS-
socrErIEa.

GT. MARGARET'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
- ~. befyicss every alternate Sunday. Rev
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attaches to the observations taken by the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-26
ARMY AND NAVY INTELLIGENCE

WASHINGTON. April 25-The leave Of absence Of Second
Lieutenant William r. Abercrombie. I'd Infantry. has
been extended months board OF officers consist
ing Of Colonel John Tidbal, LIST Artillery Lieutenant
Colonel Peter Haines Corps OF Engineers, and Major
Lawrence s. Babbt Ordnance Department has been ap
pointed meet at Fortress Monroe ya for the purpose
OF making division of the land of that post with view
to consolidating separately the belongings OF the
Engineer Corps and the Ordnance Department First
Lieutenant Frank E. Hobbs, Ordnance Department. has
been ordered to proceed to JohnstOwn Penn public
business connected with the Ordnance Department The
leave o absence granted to Captain Randolph Norwood
I'd Cavalry, has been extended until May 90
Paymaser L. A. Fralley has been ordered 10 special
duty in the Navy Department. April 80; Lieutenant
John Newton has been detached from the Atlanta and
ordered inspector OF steel for the cruisers under
direction OF Commander Evans; Passed Assistant Sur
geon Richard Ashbrdge has been ordered TO duty ut the
Naval Academy; Assistant Surgeon Louis W. Aztec TO
the receiving ship yermont Passed Assistant Surgeon
Clement Riddle has been detaq1Dd from the Naval
Academy and ordered to duty at tue Naval rendezvous
Philadelphia May 2
The Junata. the Pacific Coast will DO sent
to China to Join the Asiatic squadron.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-26
COTTON MARKErs-BY TELEGRAPH

LIVERPOOL April 25.-l2:3o p m.cotton duh and prices
Generally in buyers Midtlng Upland y16d do.
Orleans 5Ad sales-S,000 otleI inclutiny loo bales
speculation and export Receipts 2IOco oAle including
FUTURES steady at the decline. Upianis Low Middns
clause April delivery 356id; do April and May delv
cry 33-3id.; also 369sd do May and June delivery
356sd do June and July delivery 37-64d; do. July
and August delivery 396&d; do August and September
delivery 4lG4; September and october delivery 50
.64L; do october and November delivery 2764d: do.
September delivery. 42-64d.; also i3-6td.
2p m.Cotton-rne sales Of tho day included o0oo oales
Futures quiet Upiands Low Mlddling clause April do
livery 356id buyers do April and May delivery. 35
.64d BUYERS May and Juno delivery 326id buyers
do June and July delivery SD BUYERS; do July and
Der delivery 4O6td buyers; do September and October
delivery 35-B4d scers do October and November dev
cry. 52664d buyers do September delivery. a2.6Ad
4 D m.-Futures closed steady. Uplands Low Middlns
clause Apr delivery 356Ad buyers: do. April and May
delivery 30.o4d buyers; do May and June delivery. So
.64d buyers do June aud July delivery 374d buyers
gust and september delivery 4l64d buyers do septem
Der october delivery S564d buyers do October and
November delivery. 526did buyers do September delY.
"a GALVESTON April 25.-cotton nrm; Middnx. lO's
receipts bales exports coastws S33 baies sales 633
bales. stock. 1927 bales ~
NoRroLk April 25.-Cotton steady MidanG loq net
and gross receipts O6 baes exports Cosswse 1873 bales
SAVANNAH April 25-Cott)n dull Middling 10is; Low
Mddng efs Good Ordinary 9f mes and gross receipts
10 6aes exports eoastw 256 baes saeA bales stock
1852 bales .,.,, -,
Low Middng To- Good Ordinary ol9i net and gross
receipts 44i bales exports TO Great Britain ~ bales
the Continent 004 bales Coastws 2536 bales sales
$50 bales stock. l44.o56 bales.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-26
BROUGHT TO TERMS BY A MENACE.

PHILADELPHIA April % (SpecidlJ was said here to-
day that settlement has about been reached between
the holders OF first series ves consolidated mortgage
bonds Of the Reading Railroad Company and tho Re-
construction by which the holders TO receive
So for their holdings Both sides refuse to talk on
the subject and the meantime tho price In the open
market has risen from sos 10 S7S
Some time ago the trustees threatened TO give up the
leases OF the North aud Bound Brook roads
rather than accede TO demands OF the first holders.
The story now Is that the first fves party has made
rangements whereby, ia OF rupture, the North
Pennsylvania aud Bound Brook roads would pass Into
the control OF the baltimore aud OHIO Railroad Company
either by actual sale long term traffic agreement
transfer of the leases TO Baltimore and OHIO have
been drawn up counsel OF the roads and that II
relations with Reading should be severed these papers
would be at once executed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-26
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

WASHINGTON, April 25The following business was trans.
sacted Supreme Court Of the United States to-day
No 2lO-Fiorda Laughn, appellant agt Joseph D. Mitch.
ell Appeal Circuit Court VI the United
Southern District Of Mississippi Decree affirmed with
costs
NO lsi-The Albany and Rensselaer, Iron and Steel
pany plaintiff In error agt Gusta LuDdberg. In
the Circuit Court OF the United States for the Southern Dis
tct Of NowYork Judgment reversed, with costs, and
rcmanded with directions aside the verdict
% order trial.
No 226-The Milwaukee and Northern Railway Company,
plaintiff In error agt tho Brooks Locomotive Works In
circuit Court of the United States for the East
District OF Wisconsin Judgment aiIrue, with costs
and interest
pany others appellants agt Mrs Caiarno Aitken
etc, AID Others Appeal from the Crcnt
Court OF the Eastern District
lana. Decree affirmed with costs
No. s9;wliam Milne. executor ecs plaintiff In error
United Tor the Southern District OF NewYork Judg
reversed with costa and cause rcmandcd with directions
award q new trial
No Is7-Charcs W. Boynton. pantn In error agt Piow.
Ball In the Court OF the state OF
Judgment reversed with costs and remanded
for further proceedings to DO had therein conformity with
tho opinion Of this court.
2ia-Luig Fliberts and ohers appeliants agt the
bark John Pearson eto Appeal em the Circuit Court Of
tho United states Tor tho District OF Massachusetts Decree
reversed with cos and cause rsmanded for further proceed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-26
FRIENDS OF INDIANS ON THE wARpArH

WASHINGTON, April 20 (speciaD The following letter
has been written by s. f. Tappan, OF the Indian Rights
Association to ID. T. A. Bland, of the Indian Defence
Association in explanation OF dispatch and subsequent
denial by ID. Bland. both of which appeared in The
TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, u c., April H. 1887.
Dr. It. 4. Hand Editor Council Fire.
DEAR SIR From conversation to-day infer that you
aborng under 10 the time and
when where 1t - charged Executive Committee OF
Indian Defence Association iDp0runed the Indians
10 the work Of the association IL not at
reception given at house. but at reception given
your committee Lone Wolf Codda and joshua given
the Association prior to the reception your
but denial OF the fact simply because IL did not happen
IL qubbDg and false IL the article
TRIBUNE said house instead OF the committee
II TO time aud place but not as to the facts
alleged which related To by the Indians and
ed by afterward BY another Of your committee who
the meeting prior TO the reception given
house. Yours for the truth tho whole rnh and moth
ing truth ST.. TAPPAN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-26
THEY LOOKED LIKE GENUINE TICKETS.

AN ADVERTISING DODGE OF WHICH THE ELEVATED
ROADS AND BRIDGE WERE THE VICTIMS.
Gustav c. Lowenthal whose paper, The sporting and
Turf Record was recently overhauled by Anthony Com
stock for publishing illustration of Bouguereaus
celebrated painting "Nymphs and satyr," again made
himself conspicuous yesterday in connection with his
publication Early in the morning he hired ten street
boys ana gave each bag OF what appeared to be
elevated railroad tickets These they directed 10
drop on the sidewalks downtown and also throw into
stores and Offices The tickets OF the same size as
those OF the elevated railroad and Bridge and OF the
ferries They were printed on continuous strip and
done up In punches OF five with rubber band around
them Though OF several shades brighter pink than
those the elevated road and the Bridge they rsembed
these much that few at first light would suppose them
not to be genuine. The reading matter on them was
aso carefully arranged to carry out the deception
OF course they snapped up quickly by young ana
old and found their way 10 the elevated ruilroad
became known could not be ascertaned last evening" but
n considerable number found their way 10 the boxes
and was before superintendent Hahn sent out the
order arrest that attempted 10 use them Tor
ride At the city Hail. Park Place. and In fact, all the
downtown stations number OF people were caught
throwing the bogus tickets into the boxes. SO far as
could he ascertaned arrested, but all were
bcratcd roundly by the gatemen and compelled TO buy
Bridge Here the boxes were fairly deluged before the
discovery was made. and even after that many were
passed during the busy hours. ,
The Manhattan Railway officials informed the Haml
ton Rank Note Company which prints tickets OF the
commercials and steps Mt taken TO have the
distribution stopped. The company sent up To Lowen-
that's Office and threatened him with arrest but he
laughed at the idea. Later, however, when an officer
went TO arrest him he could not be found Previous TO
that the boys In for their pay but he told them he
wanted them for at least a week longer.